Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-23
CONVENTION CRAYONS.

| What Was Written Upon q Gazette Re
porser's Mental Palimpsess at the Dallas
Meeting.
General MaXey conducted the delibers-
tions Of the body with skill, dignity and
ability. When strangers asked, "Who is
the gentleman in the chair" and were
told * United States Senator Samuel
Bel Maxey they felt quite at home-they
knew him.
The headquarters are not located in
Dallas and may not be. There is chance
fer other towns.
From the fat lands Of the far south,
where Buffalo bayou steals sluggishly
along; where the lolling, languid lotus
eaters iDhale the fragrance of the mag
nolia, borne to them upon the wings of
the yoiceless wind; where there is one
business man and nine Professionalism
to reliable authority; where the capitol
OF Texas once WAS, and is not; where the
trees grow luxuriantly and fondiy inter-
lace their branches; where everything
speaks and looks stable, comfortable,
conservatism-the very buildings being
tombstones erected over the grave of en-
terprise; where inertia sits crowned
mcaafch attended By its solemn train-in
fac, from Houston, came Johnson, ed
itor z. III. Johnson. He brought with
him the craft of Tallyrsnd. the elo-
querce Of honesty and the political
conscience Of q Marat, He Was working
for Houston, and be succeeded Ia getting
Fort Worth and Dallas at each others
throat and missed carrying the bun by
cne vote. He was not obstreperous. He
said: "Mr. Chairman, / call fer di-
vision Of the report OF the committee"
and that did the work. Helooked honest
and sincere and he smiled and smiled and
wAs-Well, he was thes same Johnson
whose smooth work has roughened the
life OF more than one In 7rtal. He played
the unsophiEticSted so successfully that
he actually believed ne wss the soul of
innocence.
During the meeting OF the state en-
Editor Bridges OF the Luling
Signal won Diebold safe in contest for
the best write up Of Houston. The reil-
road generously hauled it up to Luling
free of charge. Bridges used il for a
while but coon found it very unneces-
ssry superfluity. He did not bring il to
Dallas, but he was there himself and the
valley lands, mineral and sulphur waters
Of Luling were heard from. Everybody
knew ali about that section of country.
Bridges is the best call aroundn talker in
the state, and those who attend the press
after the next election will
have TO address him az 'tMr. President"
if he can be prevailed upon to take the
offl3e.
Gibbs has not been read out of the |
Democratic party yet. He has not packed |
his trunk, called in his washing Or made
any arrangements 10 go. He does Let
believe he will have TO move. He has |
every Democratic platform ever promuI-
gated and he knows all the reading in |
them. coffee is an honor, and pleas
ure to every one but it Is not necessity |
Congress or anywhere else as some think |
I know that 1 SIN being criticised for my
views on the internal revenue question, |
but I can stand it." And go he csn.
When some of these gentlemen who voted |
tor the repeal Of the tax on bank checks |
get on the stump and claim tobacco 8 |
hard questions. For instance: "Will |
;ou tell these horny-handed yoemen
that bank checks are greater necessity
10 them than tohacco?" And when he
ices that, whether there is argument in
{ or net, nobody is going to answer right
luick. See il they will.
The Dallas News was wringing its
,snds and meaning mid the mazes of
men for fesr that all the free grass in the
vest would be pulled out Of some gentle |
mans pocket and showered upon the !
Some OF the delegation
bought so also, and when Hon. j N.
Browning would say "Mr. Chairman,"
ne whispered cry Of free grass could be
lesrd in some sections. He turned the
abies on them and poured Goals OF fire
lpon their heads By reading and making